soil

suolo, terreno, terra

Strato superficiale della terra in cui crescono le piante.

In inglese semplice: The top layer of earth in which plants grow.

• The soil is very dry.
• She planted the seeds in rich soil.
• These plants grow well in sandy soils.

Sinonimi: earth, dirt

Espressioni comuni: fertile soil, dry soil, soil quality, clay soil

suolo, territorio

Terra appartenente a un determinato paese o luogo.

In inglese semplice: The land belonging to a particular country or place.

• They returned to their native soil.
• This was her first victory on foreign soil.
• No enemy troops remained on the country's soil.

Come si usa: on + country adjective + soil (The talks were held on French soil.)

Sinonimi: land, territory

Espressioni comuni: foreign soil, native soil, home soil, on british soil

letame, compost

Escrementi umani o animali, o materiale decomposto, usati per favorire la crescita delle piante.

In inglese semplice: Human or animal waste, or decaying material, used to help plants grow.

• Night soil was collected in buckets.
• Farmers spread the soil over their fields.
• The town once used night soil to fertilize crops.

Sinonimi: manure, dung, compost

Espressioni comuni: night soil, spread night soil, collect night soil

sporcare, imbrattare

Rendere qualcosa sporco o macchiato.

In inglese semplice: To make something dirty.

• Don't soil your clean shirt.
• Her shoes soiled the white carpet.
• The sheets were badly soiled.

Come si usa: soil something with something (He soiled the carpet with muddy boots.)

Sinonimi: dirty, stain

Contrari: clean

Espressioni comuni: soil something, soil your clothes, soil the carpet

farsela addosso

Fare involontariamente la cacca nei propri vestiti.

In inglese semplice: To accidentally pass solid body waste into your clothes.

• The child soiled herself.
• He was embarrassed after soiling his trousers.
• The nurse helped a patient who had soiled himself.

Come si usa: soil oneself (The patient had soiled himself during the night.)

Espressioni comuni: soil yourself, soil your pants, soil your underwear

alimentare con foraggio verde

Nutrire animali da allevamento con erba appena tagliata, tenendoli al chiuso o in un recinto.

In inglese semplice: To feed farm animals freshly cut grass while keeping them inside or in an enclosed area.

• The farmer soils his cattle.
• They soiled the horses with freshly cut grass.
• The herd was soiled indoors throughout the summer.

Sinonimi: stall-feed

Espressioni comuni: soil cattle, soil a horse, soil the herd